Hardware Information

7.4.4Watchdog (WD)

Function

The watchdog monitors the execution of a program. The purpose of the WD is to notify the user of a program crash through various reactions.

The watchdog is idle when the PC is switched on or after a HW-RESET(cold start), i.e. no reaction of the WD will be triggered and the RUN LED is switched off. If the watchdog is activated (by driver or SOM program) the Run LED is green.

WD Reactions

If the WD is not triggered again within the set time (by driver or SOM program), the following reactions are initiated:

Reaction

Option

 

 

Watchdog LED switches from green to red

always

 

 

Acknowledge WD

always

 

 

Initiate reset of the PC

adjustable

 

 

SOM application is displayed

always

 

 

The reactions which are to be triggered can be parameterized by driver or SOM program.

WD Monitoring Times TWD

The monitoring times are adjustable in increments of one second in a range from 3 to 255 seconds.

Note

If the watchdog time is changed after the watchdog was activated (i.e., while the watchdog is running), the watchdog is retriggered!

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